| Capital "Dynamo" and "Zarechye" are close to the final
Volleyball. Super League. Women. Playoffs. Semi-final. 1st-2nd matches. "Dynamo" (Moscow) - "Uralochka-NTMK" - 3:0 (25:14, 25:15, 25:15), 3:0 (25:10, 25:14, 25:17). "Zarechye-Odintsovo" - "Dynamo" (Krasnodar) - 3:0 (25:23, 25:21, 25:23), 3:1 (14:25, 25:23, 25:16, 25: 19).
Last year’s participants in the “golden” series of the Russian Championship are confidently moving towards ensuring that this confrontation will be repeated this season. “Uralochka” did not delegate a number of leading players to the matches in Moscow, and the head coach of the Yekaterinburg team, Nikolai Karpol, did not arrive in the capital. Therefore, for the “blue and white” two semi-final meetings on their site actually became a formality. The series is played up to three victories, and the next match will take place on April 22 at the Sports Palace in the city of Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk region.
Krasnodar Dynamos, on the contrary, tried to provide Zarechye with the maximum possible resistance, but the Moscow Region volleyball players were twice stronger. The next meetings of the rivals will be on April 22 and, if necessary, on April 23 in Krasnodar.
The Administrative Council of the International Volleyball Federation at its meeting in the Dominican Republic decided that the “Italian” scoring system will be used in the 2010 Women's World Grand Prix (win 3:0, 3:1 - 3 points, 3:2 - - 2, defeat 2:3 - 1, 0:3, 1:3 - 0). This regulation has been in effect in our men's super league for the third season, and in the World League it was tested last year, and this experience was considered successful. Starting from 2011, the “Italian” will be used in all competitions without exception under the auspices of the FIVB.
Kolobnev is the most aggressive at Amstel Gold Race
Belgian Philippe Gilbert from the Omega Pharma-Lotto team became the winner of the prestigious one-day Amstel Gold Race, included in the world ranking of the International Cycling Union (UCI), from the “spring classic” series. Last year's winner of the race on the roads of Holland, Sergei Ivanov (Katyusha), finished 12th, and another member of our team, Eduard Vorganov, is listed on the 15th line of the final protocol.
A few kilometers before the end of the distance, Alexander Kolobnev launched a serious attack, but he did not have enough strength to win on one of the climbs. The organizers encouraged Kolobnev's activity and awarded him the prize for the most aggressive driver of the Amstel Gold Race 2010 - the Herman Krott Trophy. The La Fleche Wallonne race will take place in Belgium next Wednesday, and the “spring classic” in this country will end on Sunday, when the one-day race Liege-Bastogne-Liege will take place.
Real Madrid revived the intrigue
Football. Spanish Championship. 33rd round. “Villarreal” – “Atlético” – 2:1, “Deportivo” – “Almeria” – 0:0, “Malaga” – “Valladolid” – 0:0, “Tenerife” – “Getafe” -- 3:2, "Jerez" -- "Racing" -- 2:2, "Athletic" -- "Zaragoza" -- 0:0, "Real" -- "Valencia" -- 2:0, "Sevilla" "- "Sporting" - 3:0, "Espanyol" - "Barcelona" - 0:0. Leading : Barcelona - 84 points, Real Madrid - 83, Valencia - 59.
Real Madrid, having beaten Valencia, came close to Barcelona, which in turn failed to win the Catalan derby against Espanyol. At the same time, it is not enough for the Madrid club to equal Barca on points - due to the results of personal meetings, the Catalans have an advantage over their pursuers.
Meanwhile, it became known that both semi-final matches of the Champions League scheduled for this week will take place as scheduled. UEFA refused to postpone Inter's meeting with Barcelona in Milan and the Bayern-Lyon match in Munich due to delayed flights.
German Championship. 31st round. Borussia D -- Hoffenheim -- 1:1, Eintracht -- Hertha -- 2:2, Cologne -- Bochum -- 2:0, Freiburg -- Nuremberg " -- 2:1, "Hamburg" -- "Mainz" -- 0:1, "Schalke" -- "Borussia" M -- 3:1, "Wolfsburg" -- "Werder" -- 2:4, “Stuttgart” – “Bayer” – 2:1, “Bayern” – “Hannover” – 7:0. The leaders are : Bayern - 63 points, Schalke - 61, Werder, Bayer - 54 each. Bayern rolled past Hannover, which is facing relegation. Olic and Muller scored a brace each, Robben a hat-trick. Stuttgart continues to climb into the European Cup zone, and now, having scored 50 points, they can even dream of the Champions League.
Italian Championship. 34th round. "Lazio" - "Roma" - 1:2, "Inter" - "Juventus" - 2:0, "Chievo" - "Livorno" - 2:0, "Atalanta" - "Fiorentina" -- 2:1, "Bari" -- "Napoli" -- 1:2, "Cagliari" -- "Palermo" -- 2:2, "Catania" -- "Siena" -- 2:2, "Parma" -- "Genoa" -- 2:3, "Sampdoria" -- "Milan" -- 2:1, "Udinese" -- "Bologna" -- 1:1. Leading : Roma - 71 points, Inter - 70, Milan - 64.
Inter was the championship leader for only a couple of days. Roma beat Lazio in the Rome derby on Sunday evening. The hero of the match was Marko Vucinic - he scored the first goal from a penalty kick, the second from a free kick, hitting the wall with the ball, and these two shots were enough for the Wolves to regain the lead.
French Championship. 33rd round. Montpellier - Toulouse - 1:1, Lille - Monaco - 4:0, Saint-Etienne - Paris Saint-Germain - 0:0, Rennes -- Nancy -- 0:0, Auxerre -- Lorien -- 4:1, Nice -- Lens -- 0:0, Grenoble -- Sochaux -- 2 :2, “Valenciennes” – “Le Mans” – 0:1, “Boulogne” – “Marseille” – 1:2, “Bordeaux” – “Lyon” – 2:2. The leaders are: Marseille - 68 points, Auxerre - 63, Lyon, Montpellier - 59.
Malkin's club took the lead in the series
Hockey. NHL. Playoffs. Conference quarter finals . “Detroit” – “Phoenix” – 2:4. The series score is 1--2. “Colorado” – “San Jose” – 1:0 OT. The series score is 1--2. “Chicago” – “Nashville” – 2:0. The series score is 1--1. “Philadelphia” – “New Jersey” – 3:2 OT – Kovalchuk “N-D” (0+2). The series score is 2--1. “Ottawa” – “Pittsburgh” – 2:4 – Gonchar “P” (0+1), Malkin “P” (1+0). The series score is 1--2.
The current NHL champion Pittsburgh beat Ottawa in the third game of the playoff series. The tone was set by Penguin leaders Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, who scored a puck each. Crosby also added an assist.
Colorado won at home over San Jose. One of the main heroes of the match was visiting defenseman Dan Boyle, who tried to throw the puck along the boards, but it hit Ryan O'Reilly's stick and flew into Evgeni Nabokov's goal.
Nowitzki helped Dallas get off to a winning start
Basketball. NBA. Playoffs. First round . Lakers - Oklahoma City - 87:79. The series score is 1--0. "Orlando" - "Charlotte" - 98:89. The series score is 1--0. "Dallas" - "San Antonio" - 100:94. The series score is 1--0. “Phoenix” – “Portland” – 100:105. The series score is 0--1.
In the opening match of their series, Dallas defeated San Antonio. Dirk Nowitzki made a significant contribution to the team's victory, scoring 36 points. Prepared by Olga ERMOLINA and Andrey VDOVIN | |